Blogging

Posts about blogging, running a blog, various blog post writing styles and methods for running a blog.

  • 5 ways to eliminate writer’s block: The Nerdicle

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    Lately, I’ve been overcome with a writer’s block, of sorts. It seems to be easing off now, (hence this post is actually coming to fruition 🙂 ). The main cause of this writer’s block was the inability to think of a topic to write about for my latest nerdicle. I thought through all the potential…

  • How do you define your blog?

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    So, the SA Blog Awards is going on as I type this. There seem to be varied opinions on the awards and their purpose. This post is not about that. I got to thinking, through all time leading up to the awards, how does one define your blog in a single category? I mean, on…

  • A nerd’s definition of ‘beautiful’

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    Recently, after I got a Macbook, I’ve been thinking a lot about the subtle elements that make working on a Mac different to other operating systems. The icons, the interface and the subtlties in the intuitive nature of the system as a whole. How every application designed specifically for OS X integrates into the system,…

  • My first Nerdicle is online

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    This Monday past, my first “Nerdicle” went online at NerdMag. In this nerdicle, I discuss chi.mp, a new social profile aggregation service, currently in its beta phase. NerdMag is an awesome online magazine discussing various topics of interest to nerdy types (and possibly to other life forms)… some serious and others not so serious. Click…

  • Blogging, blogging, blogging

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    How do you find the time to blog regularly? When you find the time, what do you write about? These are two questions I’ve faced regularly since I started this blog. Finding the time to blog can, at times, be the easiest thing in the world. Login, write a post, hit “Publish”. No hassles. Other…

  • HOW TO: Set up a rockstar video blog

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    Video blogging (‘vlogging’, for short) is revolutionising the way internet users access information and interact with one another. Watching a 5 minute video clip or tutorial is, for many, easier than reading an article that could easily span two or three printed pages. The average internet user can now, with a few clicks and an…